SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Reducing social housing regulation

PART 1Removal of disposal consent requirements

Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)

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1

Section 133 (consent to certain disposals of housing obtained from local authorities) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1ZA)—

a

omit paragraph (a);

b

in paragraph (b), for “any other” substitute “ a ”.

3

For subsection (1B) substitute—

1B

This section does not apply if the original disposal was made to a private registered provider of social housing.

4

In subsection (7), omit “section 148 or 172 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008,”.